Tesla’s actual retail sales in China crashed 16% year-over-year in Q1 2026, with March alone plunging 24% — despite several media outlets reporting that Tesla’s China numbers were up for the quarter.
The discrepancy comes down to the difference betw…
France’s Finance Minister confirmed that between 30% and 40% of Gulf refining capacity has been damaged or destroyed by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, leaving a shortage of 11 million barrels per day on global oil markets. The destruction is now pushing c…
BYD is moving fast to establish a physical retail presence in Canada, with plans to open 20 branded dealerships within its first year in the market. The world’s largest EV maker is already scouting locations in the Greater Toronto Area.
The push com…
BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second consecutive month in February, registering 17,954 vehicles compared to Tesla’s 17,664, and the year-to-date gap is becoming a chasm.
The data is particularly damning for Tesla because February 2025 was one …
BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion.
T…
Honda is scrapping three electric vehicles that were headed for North American production, a decision that’ll trigger its first annual loss as a publicly traded company in nearly seven decades. The Japanese automaker confirmed Thursday it’s killing the…
BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle seller, is exploring an entry into Formula 1 as the Chinese automaker looks for ways to strengthen its brand recognition outside of China. The move would represent BYD’s first push into elite auto racing.
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Five-minute charging and 1,000 km of range in a single announcement. BYD just changed what the EV industry considers possible — and the rest have some catching up to do.
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The Chinese automaker’s new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.